Ginger Torte Hanukkah RECIPE
serves 12 3 cups finely chopped almonds 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 10 eggs, separated 1/2 cup fresh orange juice grated zest of 1 large orange 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger powdered sugar for garnish Preheat oven to 350?F. Oil or spray a 10 inch tube pan. Combine nuts with 1/2 cup of the sugar, flour, ground ginger and salt. Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar until thick and pale, about eight minutes. Stir in the orange juice, zest and candied ginger. Fold nut mixture into yolk mixture with a spatula. In a large bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Fold whites into yolk batter and pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool in pan, then invert onto serving plate. Dust with powdered sugar. "a little wicked sugar never hurts" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
